Dr. Oz and the hCG Diet
I will always remember the day, February 22, 2011….. it was the day that changed my hCG Weight Loss clinic’s life forever… Dr. Oz discussed the hCG diet for weight loss! Since that day, our phones have never been busier, and we still get people 2+ months later saying they first heard about using hCG for weight loss on the Dr. Oz show. Is using hCG for weight loss a new fad? Heavens no, it was first used for weight loss by Dr. Simeons in 1954!
I first heard about the hCG diet 3 years ago from several IAPAM physician members. They had downloaded the original Dr Simeons Pounds and Inches manuscript and did it themselves, with great success. After seeing their friends and family also lose weight, they started offering it to their patients. Did they see complications? No, they saw their patients getting healthier by weighing less: they didn’t need as many medications as they did before, their joints felt better, they had more energy, etc. The benefits were nothing but positive. Read more
What is Your Big Picture?
As a physician, you want to move away from reducing insurance reimbursements and actually get paid for what you do! I love the analogy of, what if you walked into WalMart and only paid for half of the items you left with? Well, you would probably get arrested! However, this happens to physicians every day. You submit all those forms to insurance companies, and often you are lucky if you get paid for half of them. This is one of the many reasons physicians want to add aesthetic medicine procedures, like Botox, to their medical practices. The nice thing about these procedures is that they are not covered by insurance, and the patient needs to pay cash (debit or credit) when these procedures are done. Read more
hCG for Weight Loss Explained
The use of hCG has a storied past, it is actually a hormone that naturally occurs in the urine of pregnant women. hCG is nothing new, it was actually first discovered as a weight loss aid in 1954, by British physician Dr. A.T.W. Simeons’ with his “Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity” manuscript. He “discovered that a small quantity (125 to 250 I.U.) of hCG administered once daily for a short period of time (23 to 46 days) in combination with a very low calorie diet (VLCD) consisting of 500 calories, produced an average weight loss of 1 pound per day.” Why am I so excited about hCG, well in January 2010 I did hCG for 34 days and lost 30lbs, a year later I’m still within 2lbs of my last hCG day weight, so I know it works! Read more
Dr Simeons hCG Pounds and Inches Manuscript Available on IAPAM.com
The IAPAM has posted the original Dr. Simeons Pounds and Inches Manuscript on the IAPAM’s website. hCG has recently had a resurgence in interest, and those who would like to read the 1954 manuscript can do it on this webpage: http://www.iapam.com/dr-simeons-pounds-and-inches-manuscript.html
The IAPAM also offers the most comprehensive hCG Training for physicians at their Medical Weight Loss training program. For more information, call 1-800-219-5108 x708, or visit the hCG Training website. Read more
Is Groupon bad for MedSpa’s?
This MedSpa in Ft. Lauderdale sold 20 units of Botox for $79, after Groupon took their cut, the Medical spa ended up getting $1.97/unit for the Botox, that is a loss of $3.28/unit (not including the time to do a consult, gloves, needles and other operating expenses). This is exactly how NOT to use Groupon for a MediSpa! Read more
